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Fri, 12 Nov 2004

It's all about the bike - 13:54
Well, today it is. This is my first entry, reflecting on the crit last night in Kingston. It was good to see Crash hold his own in a huge C grade bunch as one of my team mates Ricco came in second behind the steam train like Bill. Photos can be found on Nick Payne's site He also has a bunch of other photos of ACT Bike racing I had a nasty moment in the final turn of the final lap of my race. Clipped a pedal and did a shoulder to shoulder rub with John Thorn to stay upright. Lucky John did not panic or I could have been writing all this with less skin than yesterday. Many moments of forgetfulness on the fixed wheel this winter helped in regard to my pedal incident. Handling the bike was similar.Canberra Cycling Club results can be found here.
Much Thanks must go to Steve Hanley who set all this up for me on the domain svana.org

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UEFA has approved artificial pitches - 13:40
BBC Sport - Football has reported that UEFA has approved artificial pitches. I find it quite interesting as here in Australia we are blessed with wonderful grass pitches almost everywhere. Even in France, Spain and Italy many lower division matches are played on sand. I wonder how expensive these new pitches will be? I reckon they will certainly help in the colder climates where keeping grass growing is a real pain. I also wonder about the future sustainability of grass for sports in in Canberra. Certainly drinking water used to water sports fields is not the long-term answer

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I'm getting into this blog thing - 10:18
Well, Steve got the calender working. He also gave me some hints and tips on the world of blogs. I'm also doing my html in a basic text editor rather than using nancy boy frontpage. Today I'm busy at work moving a bunch of servers around and then a divisional meeting in the arvo. Not too much time for blogging.

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